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the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day. Rallies were held on university campuses across the country. We walked around the campus on our first day.
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Recent Examples of campuses
In a separate statement, Keller’s board of trustees thanked Johnson for her fiscal leadership and for her leadership in implementing a student cell phone ban during school hours as well as bringing armed security to elementary and intermediate campuses.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Many university campuses saw similar protests that also criticized the Biden administration for not doing more to stop Israel's attacks on Gaza, with some participants calling it a genocide.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Jones said these medical office campuses would not be subject to that approval process.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
March Madness brings its special appeal to Kansas City this week, with the Big 12 Tournament, and to the campuses of Kansas and Missouri.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
Worse still, many programs hosted on the campuses of elite universities are only loosely connected to the institutions, being entirely operated by third-party organizations that simply lease space on campus.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The Context College campuses across the country have erupted with student activism as pro-Palestine and pro-Israel students have clashed over Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
The issue hit home throughout the conflict, with protests at college campuses across the country that drew headlines for their occasional clashes between protesters and counter-protesters or police.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Employers also have to choose from two other advertising methods, such as job fairs or at college campuses.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Many university campuses saw similar protests that also criticized the Biden administration for not doing more to stop Israel's attacks on Gaza, with some participants calling it a genocide.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Jones said these medical office campuses would not be subject to that approval process.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
March Madness brings its special appeal to Kansas City this week, with the Big 12 Tournament, and to the campuses of Kansas and Missouri.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
Worse still, many programs hosted on the campuses of elite universities are only loosely connected to the institutions, being entirely operated by third-party organizations that simply lease space on campus.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The Context College campuses across the country have erupted with student activism as pro-Palestine and pro-Israel students have clashed over Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
The issue hit home throughout the conflict, with protests at college campuses across the country that drew headlines for their occasional clashes between protesters and counter-protesters or police.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Employers also have to choose from two other advertising methods, such as job fairs or at college campuses.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Campuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campuses. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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